The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Richard Joseph Lee
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
A CO 5 REGT 1 CAV DIV
Date of Death
October 16, 1951
Corporal Lee was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy during Operation "Pole Charge" to capture Hill 346 in North Korea on October 16, 1951. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.